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NEW DELHI: As Pakistan plunged into political turmoil, India on Monday said it wanted its neighbour to be peaceful and stable. "We want a peaceful, prosperous and stable neighbour," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said when asked by reporters to comment on "instability" in Pakistan. He, however, refused to comment directly on the developments surrounding former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, saying it was the "internal matter" of that country.

NEW DELHI: All but written off in Pakistani politics, former President and Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf played the Kargil card again while announcing that his floundering All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) party will contest for the upcoming local bodies elections taking place in the nation. Musharraf, who ousted the democratically elected government in Pakistan after the 1999 Kargil conflict, has claimed that his armed forces had 'grabbed India by the...

LAHORE: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to make another comeback bid to the country by November 26. Sources said that the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief would be accompanied by his son and son-in-law during his return. It has been reported that Sharif has left for Jeddah from Riyadh to meet King Abdullah tomorrow on the latter's invitation. His son Hasan and son-in-law Captain Safdar are also with him. King Abdullah...

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Prime Minister and PML (N) leader Nawaz Sharif on Monday named former Chief Justice Saeed us Zaman Siddiqui as his party's candidate for presidential polls scheduled for September 6. Addressing newspersons after a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Sharif said that they have requested the former judge to contest the presidential elections. The former Prime Minister said that Saeed us Zaman Siddiqui is a...

KARACHI: Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf , who is facing serious criminal charges, today said his party will "fully" participate in the local government polls expected to take place later this year. "We will fully take part in local government elections," Musharraf who heads the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) said. "We will go in local body polls with the slogan of 'Pakistan first' and win," the former army chief said while chairing...

ISLAMABAD: A special court trying embattled former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf today ordered the government to include former prime minister Shaukat Aziz, a former law minister and a chief justice as alleged co-conspirators in the high treason case slapped on him. The 71-year-old former president had repeatedly asked the three-member special tribunal that he was not alone to decide the imposition of emergency in 2007 for which...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's main political parties and lawyers have denounced the constitutional amendments proposed by general Pervez Musharraf and vowed to defeat them. At a meeting organised by the Pakistan bar council in Lahore on Saturday, all political parties barring a few like Pakistan Muslim League (Qaid-e-Azam), backed a resolution calling for the scrapping of the proposed amendments. Amending the constitution is the "sole and exclusive function of Parliament and no other individual...

NEW DELHI: Observing that there was no alternative to peace, cooperation and normal ties between India and Pakistan, leader of opposition L K Advani today counselled for patience on both sides saying there was "no scope for quick solutions" to the bilateral problems. At a 40-minute long meeting with former Pakistan Prime Minister and President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Chaudhary Shujat Hussain, the BJP President said he keenly looked forward to his forthcoming visit to...

ISLAMABAD: Exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has become the most popular leader in Pakistan in the wake of Bhutto-Musharraf rendezvous, according to the country's intelligence agencies. "Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's desperation to clinch a 'power-sharing deal' with President Pervez Musharraf has made Sharif the most popular leader in Pakistan," a senior government official told 'The News', quoting recent reports prepared by the intelligence agencies.

Predictably enough, Pakistan's Urdu press has lambasted Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for his statement that Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist involved in Mumbai attack, is a Pakistani national. The daily, 'Ausaf ', said that Sharif's comment has given the Indian media further pretext to train their guns on Pakistan. "The Indian electronic and print media is on an overdrive. They have sensationalized Sharif's statements," said 'Ausaf'.

LAHORE: An alliance of opposition parties in Pakistan has demanded that president Pervez Musharraf should resign as army chief to help the country achieve full democracy. Musharraf, who seized power in a military coup in October '99 and held general elections in October '02, has refused to step down from the army's top job. In a referendum last year, which has been criticised as corrupt and stage-managed, Musharraf won a five-year term as president. He also made key changes to the...

KARACHI: Pakistan's former president and military ruler General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has sought to blame India for ceasefire violations along Line of Control , saying it should stop testing the "patience and resolve" of Pakistani Army. Musharraf, who is facing a treason case in the Supreme Court, said, "Regular ceasefire violations on the LoC by the Indians is not good for the region and deplorable. " "I think India should stop testing the...

KARACHI: A Pakistani court today ordered authorities to remove the name of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from the exit control list, paving the way for him to leave the country. Sindh High Court two-judge bench comprising Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Shahnawaz issued the ruling following the hearing of Musharraf's request for the removal of his name from the list. Musharraf, 70, who is facing multiple trials including one under the high-treason act, had...

ISLAMABAD: Pervez Musharraf's condition is "static but not dangerous", his lawyer said today amidst reports that the former Pakistani military ruler would require an angioplasty or by-pass surgery as three vessels in his heart are blocked. "His condition remains static but not dangerous," Ahmed Raza Kasuri , a key member of Musharraf's legal team, told reporters outside the military hospital in Rawalpindi where he is being treated. In comments aired live on TV,...

ISLAMABAD: Beleaguered former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was today granted bail in a case related to the death of a cleric of the radical Lal Masjid during a 2007 military operation, paving the way for his possible release after over six months of house arrest. Additional District and Sessions Judge Islamabad directed Musharraf to submit two surety bonds of Rs 1 lakh each. The ruling means the 70-year-old is on bail in all the cases, including the...

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the 2007 assassination of ex-premier Benazir Bhutto . Musharraf, who has been under house arrest for last four months, was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and facilitation of murder, said state prosecutor Chaudhry Muhammad Azhar. The 70-year-old former president was brought under heavy security to the anti-terrorism court of judge...

KARACHI: Pakistan's former president and military ruler General (retired) Pervez Musharraf has sought to blame India for ceasefire violations along Line of Control , saying it should stop testing the "patience and resolve" of Pakistani Army. Musharraf, who is facing a treason case in the Supreme Court, said, "Regular ceasefire violations on the LoC by the Indians is not good for the region and deplorable. " "I think India should stop testing the...

ISLAMABAD: A special Pakistani anti-terrorism court here today extended the judicial remand of former military ruler Pervez Musharraf by 14 days, in connection with his decision to place judges under house arrest during the 2007 emergency. "Pervez Musharraf's remand is extended for judicial lock-up for 14 days, he should be presented before the court on May 18," Judge Kausar Abbas Zaidi ordered. Musharraf's lawyers filed a bail application in the court and the judge fixed a...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani police today said they had defused a car bomb near ex-President Pervez Musharraf's sprawling farmhouse here, prompting authorities to beef up security for the former military ruler . The car was found about a kilometre from the five-acre farmhouse at Chak Shahzad on the outskirts of the capital. The car, fitted with about 50 kg of explosives, was intercepted this evening, police told the media. The farmhouse was declared a...